Singapore legislation

Clause 57

of Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill

Clause 57

Amendment of section 129E

Section 129E of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) Where the Authority is of the opinion that any clearing facility operated by any approved clearing house or recognised clearing house is not available for the clearing of, or is incapable of clearing, any specified derivatives contract or any class of specified derivatives contracts under section 129C(1), the Authority may issue directions, whether of a general or specific nature, by notice in writing, to any specified person who is a party to that specified derivatives contract, or any class of specified persons who are parties to that class of specified derivatives contracts, requiring the specified person or class of specified persons to cause that specified derivatives contract or that class of specified derivatives contracts to undergo clearing in the manner and within the time specified by the Authority in that notice.”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “shall be deemed” in subsection (3) and substituting the words “is treated”.